The United States of America is finally set to get the taste of some entertaining cricket as “three or four” matches are being planned for South Florida next year. The matches will be in Twenty20 format, which will in turn be a part of the Caribbean Premier League T20, a competition similar to IPL in […]
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Incredible coincidences in cricket
Suresh Raina’s T20 Hundred May 2, 2010 Suresh Raina scored his first international century in ICC World T20 against South Africa. Batting first India scored 186. India won and Raina was man of the match. Exactly 3 years later, May 2, 2013: Raina scored his 1st IPL century against Kings XI Punjab. Batting first CSK […]
Stats: Teams with most totals above 400 in One Day Internationals
The shorter format of the game, the ODI game in particular has gone through a vast transition in the recent times. It was once played as a 60 over game but has now seen a lot of changes. Even around 10 years ago, ODI cricket was different. Not many would have dreamt of scoring something […]
Nawaz Sharif thanked Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for helping to bring back cricket in Pakistan
In modern day international relation state leaders have adopted a habit to concentrate for on sports to build bilateral relation; Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is no different from them, he picked up a pen and wrote a “thank you” letter to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for helping to materialise the series between the African […]
FICA advises Pakistan cricketers to form players association
Pakistan Cricket is facing tough times in recent days even as international cricket was back in the country after 6 years. The Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) has advised the players of Pakistan to form a players association in the country. The FICA said that it was unfortunate to see that the Pakistan players […]
PM Narendra Modi heaped praised on Bangladesh cricket team in a bid to woo Bangladeshi youth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Bangladesh cricket team for their recent rise in cricket, saying their performance mirror the “exuberance and enthusiasm” of country’s youth. PM Modi, who is an alleged ‘ardent’ follower of cricket, choose the most popular sport of Bangladesh to woo the annoyed Bangladeshi youth while he was delivering […]
England Wicket-Keeper Craig Kieswetter quits cricket following his eye injury
England wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter has announced his retirement from cricket because of an eye injury that he sustained while playing for Somerset against Northants in the English County last year. Kieswetter broke his nose and damaged his eye socket and cheekbone when the ball went through his helmet grill and hit his eye. He has […]
Sri Lanka Cricket suspends 128 bowlers for suspect bowling action
The International Cricket Council has made huge steps in trying to remove any illegal bowling actions in all forms of the game. The decision taken has already banned more than 10 players internationally because of stringent rules regarding bowling actions. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has now started a similar move in domestic cricket. To […]
Cricket can’t keep away from Pakistan: Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram, the Sultan of Swing said, “we can’t keep away cricket from Pakistan.” He was quoted as saying by media when he was attending the Masters Champions League (MCL) press conference which will feature retired cricket heroes, to be held in February 2016. The legendry Pakistani bowler’s statement came just after the Zimbabwe’s […]
No Decision on India-Pakistan Cricket Series: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
The Pakistan Cricket Board which is eager to settle ties with the BCCI have not agreed terms yet and there has not been any decision taken on the series said the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj. Sharyar Khan, the Chairman of the PCB proposed a 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 2 T20 series in December […]